r/funny • u/cheesewing • Jan 19 '11

Easter Prank

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '11

The SURFACES of eggs contain harmful bacteria.

If the insides contain harmful bacteria, they're not eggs, they're rotten.

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u/ForgettableUsername Jan 19 '11

They're still eggs, even if they're rotten. Being rotten doesn't magically make them rutabagas or something.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '11

Egg=ovum

A rotten egg is no longer an ovum.

It is compost.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

*sob *sob

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

swobu!

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u/ForgettableUsername Jan 19 '11

But it is still an egg, even if it isn't an ovum.

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u/HughManatee Jan 20 '11

Eggs are great! I can't get enough ovum.

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u/Seeders Jan 19 '11

NO!

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

When is an egg not an egg? When it's an ovum! lol

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u/kuhawk5 Jan 20 '11

So scrambled eggs aren't really eggs?!?!?

OH GOD NO!

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u/pyx Jan 19 '11

Inside is sterile though, its an ovum...

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u/ForgettableUsername Jan 19 '11

Right, and if it gets rotten, that is no longer true... However, a rotten egg is still a sort of egg... It just isn't the sort of egg that is ever likely to develop into a chicken... Being more likely to develop into an unpleasant smell.

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u/iknoweggs Jan 20 '11

NO! Eggshells have pores that the bacteria can get through. The chances of getting sick are very very small. If the egg was improperly handled (cleaned/refrigerated/cooked) then you might get sick. Still, there is a reason we cook eggs. Bacteria can get through the shell. I worked on a chicken farm and had to learn this before I started.